The Starlets of X-Men: Apocalypse at a Fan Screening
Here's Lana, Sophie, and Jennifer at a global fan screening of X-Men: Apocalypse, held on May 9 in London. The film is set for American release on May 27.
X-Men: Apocalypse is the very first acting gig for young Vietnamese-American Lana Condor, who plays the mutant Jubilee. She had these candid words about her character and minorities in film: "She's just so cool, way cooler than I am. I was having this discussion with Bryan, our director, about how she represents Asians in general. X-Men have always been outsiders - minority groups, gays and lesbians. It's like the outsiders banding together to be one. So they never really had another Asian, except for Blink, so Jubilee gets to represent the Asian outsiders who haven't really had the easiest time fitting into society. And that's cool. A lot of my followers are Asian or Hispanic. People are excited: 'A real Asian is in the film?' It's funny but it's kind of true."
X-Men: Apocalypse is the first major film role for British TV starlet Sophie Turner, 20, who has been working on HBO's Game of Thrones since age 14. She said that she was a fan of the X-Men franchise before being cast as the telepathic young mutant Jean Grey: "I was a big fan. I've watched all the movies. I read a couple of the comics when I was younger as well. I just really wanted to do it. Also the cast is a big draw. People would kill to work with that cast and Bryan [Singer], who I think is amazing. I saw The Usual Suspects a few years ago and was like, 'Who is this director? He's amazing.' And then I found out he did all the X-Men and I thought, 'Wow. Amazing! I have to do it.'"
And Apocalypse is the last X-Men film for Jennifer Lawrence, 25, who reprises her role as the shape-shifting mutant Mystique for the third and final time in this installment. During filming, she cited the body suit and blue paint that she wears for Mystique as part of her reason for leaving: "I love working with Bryan, and I love these movies. It's just the paint. Fumes and toxins. Now I'm almost 25 and I'm like, 'I can't even pronounce this and that's going in my nose? I'm breathing that?' I can't sit down, so I have to pee out of like a funnel, and I just can never get it right. There is no way to do it and not drip on yourself."
X-Men: Apocalypse is the very first acting gig for young Vietnamese-American Lana Condor, who plays the mutant Jubilee. She had these candid words about her character and minorities in film: "She's just so cool, way cooler than I am. I was having this discussion with Bryan, our director, about how she represents Asians in general. X-Men have always been outsiders - minority groups, gays and lesbians. It's like the outsiders banding together to be one. So they never really had another Asian, except for Blink, so Jubilee gets to represent the Asian outsiders who haven't really had the easiest time fitting into society. And that's cool. A lot of my followers are Asian or Hispanic. People are excited: 'A real Asian is in the film?' It's funny but it's kind of true."
X-Men: Apocalypse is the first major film role for British TV starlet Sophie Turner, 20, who has been working on HBO's Game of Thrones since age 14. She said that she was a fan of the X-Men franchise before being cast as the telepathic young mutant Jean Grey: "I was a big fan. I've watched all the movies. I read a couple of the comics when I was younger as well. I just really wanted to do it. Also the cast is a big draw. People would kill to work with that cast and Bryan [Singer], who I think is amazing. I saw The Usual Suspects a few years ago and was like, 'Who is this director? He's amazing.' And then I found out he did all the X-Men and I thought, 'Wow. Amazing! I have to do it.'"
And Apocalypse is the last X-Men film for Jennifer Lawrence, 25, who reprises her role as the shape-shifting mutant Mystique for the third and final time in this installment. During filming, she cited the body suit and blue paint that she wears for Mystique as part of her reason for leaving: "I love working with Bryan, and I love these movies. It's just the paint. Fumes and toxins. Now I'm almost 25 and I'm like, 'I can't even pronounce this and that's going in my nose? I'm breathing that?' I can't sit down, so I have to pee out of like a funnel, and I just can never get it right. There is no way to do it and not drip on yourself."